“There has never yet been a person in our history who led a life of ease whose name is worth remembering.”

“Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.”

“Nothing in the world is worth having or worth doing unless it means effort, pain, difficulty… I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life. I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.”

“I have never in my life envied a human being who led an easy life; I have envied a great many people who led difficult lives and led them well.”

“For those who fight for it life has a flavor the sheltered will never know”

“Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

“No man needs sympathy because he has to work, because he has a burden to carry. Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”